Originally Posted by downtube42

You can do <fill in the blank> biking with any bike, some are just better/easier than others. At some point it comes down to your situation or personal preferences.

Some people are of the mind of having one bike for all purposes. Sometimes adamantly so. As in, don't even talk to them.
Some people want their utility bike to be highly unattractive to bike thieves.
Some people want their utility bike to be highly specialized for utility, with all the things.
Some people want to spend as little as possible on their utility bike.
Some people want their utility bike to be uber fast so they can get to the places uber fast.
Some people want their utility bike to never ever get a flat, no matter what, at any impact to performance.
Some people want their utility bike to be fun to ride.

so it depends.